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The NiceGirlsTV CASTING COUCH

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Here are the casting couch features for this past week:

Steven Weber

Steven Weber

Actor Steven Weber (Wings and Murder In the First) will not only show up as President Thomas Jefferson in Sleepy Hollow on FOX and he will recur in the upcoming CW series iZombie, where he will play the CEO of an energy drink company. Sleepy Hollow will be back on FOX on January 5 while an official airdate has yet to be announced for iZombie by The CW.

Mark Hamill

Mark Hamill

Actor Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise) will guest star in the CW series The Flash, reprising his role from the 1990s version of the show of James Jesse aka The Trickster, who is serving a life sentence at Iron Heights as a next-gen Trickster pranks Central City and The Flash. The Flash will be back from its winter break on January 20 on The CW.

Blair Underwood

Blair Underwood

Actor Blair Underwood (from the short-lived Ironside) will be showing up on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., playing Dr. Andrew Garner, the estranged ex-husband of Melinda May (series regular Ming-Na Wen). This will be a recurring role. SHIELD will be back from its extended winter break on March 3 on ABC.

Jason Butler Harner

Jason Butler Harner

Actor Jason Butler Harner (The Blacklist and Homeland) has landed a recurring role on Scandal, but – of course – details on what character he will be playing is being kept under wraps. Scandal will be back with new episodes starting on January 29 at ABC.

Jamie Murray and Sharif Atkins

Jamie Murray and Sharif Atkins

Actress Jamie Murray (Defiance) will appear on Sleepy Hollow, playing a vetala, or ghostly being from Hindu lore; also actor Sharif Atkins (White Collar and ER) will also appear in the show, playing Calvin Riggs, the upright photojournalist. As mentioned above, Sleepy Hollow will be back on January 5 on FOX.

Marc Singer

Marc Singer

Actor Marc Singer (the original Beastmaster and the original V) will have a recurring role on Arrow, playing General Shrieve. Arrow will be back from its winter break on January 21 on The CW.

Please come back next week for more casting announcements.

Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, The Mandalorian, The Equalizer, Fire Country, Miss Scarlet, Hudson & Rex, SkyMed, The Rookie, Cobra Kai, Virgin River, The Witcher, Leverage: Redemption and School Spirits. She is looking forward to the long-awaited return of Bridgerton, is curious about the debut of Orphan Black: Echoes and the 3rd and final season of Sweet Tooth coming in June, and the season finales of the abbreviated 2023-2024 TV season. Follow her at @ruebenrambling or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com.